Arosio is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
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In 2005 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Breno, Fescoggia, Mugena and Vezio to form a new and larger municipality Alto Malcantone.[1]
Location
editThe village comprised the amalgamated settlements Terra di sopra and Terra di sotto.
Historic population
editThe historical population is given in the following table:
Year | Population Arosio[2] |
---|---|
1599 | ca. 300 |
1801 | 221 |
1850 | 232 |
1900 | 186 |
1950 | 197 |
2000 | 422 |
Notes
edit- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010
- ^ Arosio in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
References
edit- Arosio in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
46°03′N 8°54′E / 46.050°N 8.900°E